1991 Cambridge City Council election

The 1991 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

1991 Cambridge City Council election

2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	44.5% (5.8%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 22 seats, 45.6% 14 seats, 27.3% 6 seats, 19.1% Seats won 7 3 4 Seats after 23 13 6 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 13,480 11,202 9,933 Percentage 37.5% 31.1% 27.6% Swing 8.1% 3.8% 8.5%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Summary

Election result

1991 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	1	50.0	16	23	54.8	13,480	37.5	–8.1
	Conservative	3	1	21.4	10	13	31.0	11,202	31.1	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	4		28.6	2	6	14.3	9,933	27.6	+8.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,349	3.8	–4.2

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Durrant*	1,050	61.4	–5.6
	Conservative	Robert Marven	418	24.4	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Whitt	169	9.9	+4.4
	Green	Phillipa Bryan	74	4.3	–2.4
Majority			632	36.9	–9.2
Turnout			1,711	36.4	–6.3
Registered electors			4,705
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Arbury

Arbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Wilson	1,034	48.0	–6.4
	Conservative	Vivian Ellis	655	30.4	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Corder	466	21.6	+9.7
Majority			379	17.6	–9.0
Turnout			2,155	41.2	–6.4
Registered electors			5,230
	Labour hold		Swing	4.5

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Howarth*	1,565	50.3	+16.7
	Conservative	Richard Baty	930	29.9	+0.9
	Labour	Kevin Price	616	19.8	–10.1
Majority			635	20.4	+16.7
Turnout			3,111	50.9	–4.6
Registered electors			6,111
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.9

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hillier	1,182	44.4	+12.7
	Labour	Anthony Schofield	1,150	43.2	–10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Wilkins	332	12.5	+5.9
Majority			32	1.2	N/A
Turnout			2,664	49.0	–2.6
Registered electors			5,433
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.7

Coleridge

Coleridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Diamond	1,320	48.2	–6.6
	Conservative	Audrey Hall	1,011	37.0	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	290	10.6	+3.0
	Green	Yvonne Douglas	115	4.2	–1.9
Majority			309	11.3	N/A
Turnout			2,736	47.8	–4.2
Registered electors			5,729
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

East Chesterton

East Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roman Znajek	1,083	33.7	+11.4
	Conservative	Patrick Harding	1,033	32.1	+3.4
	Labour	Andrew Milbourn	1,008	31.3	–12.3
	Green	Peter Pope	94	2.9	–2.5
Majority			50	1.6	N/A
Turnout			3,218	51.1	–3.5
Registered electors			6,299
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.0

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Southernwood	999	57.3	–4.2
	Conservative	Geoffrey Howe	465	26.7	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Warde	279	16.0	+2.3
Majority			534	30.6	–13.0
Turnout			1,743	34.4	–6.1
Registered electors			5,073
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

Market

Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lake	1,344	49.5	+8.4
	Labour	Kevin Blencowe	821	30.3	–7.6
	Conservative	Martin Graham	353	13.0	+1.5
	Green	Timothy Cooper	196	7.2	–2.3
Majority			523	19.3	+16.1
Turnout			2,714	45.2	–8.2
Registered electors			6,005
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.0

Newnham

Newnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daphne Roper	1,010	33.2	–13.3
	Conservative	Kenneth Wheatcroft	896	29.5	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Strachan	857	28.2	+10.5
	Green	Margaret Wright	278	9.1	–2.2
Majority			114	3.7	–18.4
Turnout			3,041	41.6	–6.0
Registered electors			7,306
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	9.2

Petersfield

Petersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beth Scott	1,358	56.5	–8.7
	Conservative	Peter Welton	464	19.3	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Paton	344	14.3	=5.0
	Green	Guy Grimley	236	9.8	–2.7
Majority			894	37.2	–6.4
Turnout			2,402	38.8	–7.8
Registered electors			6,194
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

Queens Edith

Queens Edith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Reid*	1,381	46.7	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tricia Charlesworth	867	29.3	+2.4
	Labour	Janice Auton	711	24.0	–3.0
Majority			514	17.4	+4.4
Turnout			2,959	52.1	–5.5
Registered electors			5,683
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Romsey

Romsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Sedgwick-Jell*	1,111	52.3	–8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Timmons	413	19.5	+5.5
	Conservative	Jason Webb	376	17.8	+3.2
	Green	Ian Miller	217	10.3	–0.5
Majority			698	33.0	–13.1
Turnout			2,117	39.2	–6.0
Registered electors			5,395
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

Trumpington

Trumpington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Justin Coleman	1,235	48.9	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Phillipa Slatter	682	27.0	+2.0
	Labour	Andrew Powell	469	18.6	–6.6
	Green	David Rees	139	5.5	–3.5
Majority			553	21.9	+6.4
Turnout			2,525	41.0	–5.2
Registered electors			6,155
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

West Chesterton

West Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Knowles*	1,242	43.3	+11.7
	Labour	Paul McHugh	823	28.7	–2.6
	Conservative	Michael Farrington	803	28.0	–1.6
Majority			419	13.3	+12.9
Turnout			2,868	52.2	–4.3
Registered electors			5,496
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.2